Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
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As President Donald Trump prepares to visit the wildfire-ravaged state, he’s focusing on the state’s water policies, threatening to withhold disaster aid unless changes are made
Highlighting the agency’s work, from the NERIS launch to international engagement
As on most reservations, jobs are hard to come by, and most families live well below the poverty line
Several cars in a parking lot went up in flames and thick black smoke briefly shut two lanes of an interstate
Here’s a bird’s eye view of crews making progress against the massive wildfire
The Yavapai County attorney says privacy trumps public interest, but a court order could say otherwise
That blaze killed another firefighter, who suffered burn injuries, at the scene of the wildfire
Firefighters are scrambling to protect nearby mountain communities
The incumbent mayor has led the mourning and been criticized for providing benefits to survivors
About 450 firefighters were working the blaze, along with water-dropping planes
The crew ran from the flames and smoke Thursday but the firefighter who died fled in the wrong direction
Forty-eight fires remain uncontained around the country, and about 17,800 people have been dispatched to fight them
The dogs visit fire camps to comfort wildland firefighters after their stressful shifts
Health officials were monitoring air quality in areas that have been blanketed by smoke for days
They worked to consume dry, flammable vegetation as the wildfire stayed higher on the ridgeline above town
One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation
Kevin Hall’s death is the third line-of-duty death in Oregon this month
Two of the injured suffered heat exhaustion as more than 1,400 firefighters battle the blaze
The fire is reported at 6,000 acres, but that is expected to increase
Some 40 firefighters from all over the region are tackling this underground menace by hand and hose
Brendan McDonough cried when he heard the ringing phones that other firefighters had left in one of the crew vehicles
Jesse Trader, 19, was killed when the water truck he drove down a rural road overturned on an embankment
Early reports are that the two firefighters were struck by a tree they were cutting down
Chief Dan Fraijo said Marsh was “one of the most intelligent and hardest working people and would follow him anywhere”
More than 1,000 firefighters continued to battle Sunday as fires continue to burn across the Northwest
Fire chief: “The problem is, we’re still fighting wildfire the way we did in the 1950s”
The records provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety offer a glimpse into the difficult attempts to reach the men and the gruesome scene on the ground
They likely saw the fire advancing on a nearby ranch, and were headed there to save the structure when the blaze suddenly turned toward them
Other firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion
The fire has grown to 42 square miles and is only 49 percent contained
The families of the six Prescott Fire Department employees will get considerably more than will those of the seasonal firefighters
More than 2,200 firefighters and 25 aircraft had the blaze 10 percent contained